Data Zone
Country/territory: Sweden
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B1iv, B2, B3, C2, C3, C5, C6 (2000)
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Area: 6,600 ha
Protection status:
Site description
A shallow calcareous lake that has undergone extensive restoration work over the last five years, involving water-level management. The lake's surroundings are mainly cultivated or cattle-grazed, although there are some forested areas. More than 100,000 people visit the lake each year.
Key biodiversity
The IBA is important for breeding wetland birds, and is a migratory bottleneck site, where up to 10,000 Grus grus regularly pass in spring. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (3-5 passage birds), Crex crex (1-2 breeding pairs), Gallinago media (5-20 passage birds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Hornborga. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/10/2019.
